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TOP 10 Scott Collary
Gerard Florian

TOP 10 Scott Collary

Chief Operating Officer , Westpac
Australia

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Gerard Florian

Group Executive – Technology , ANZ Bank
Australia
Since entering IT in the early 80s , Florian has worked his way into leadership roles covering business development and technology strategy . Following 15 years at Dimension Data , serving as CTO and Chief Strategy Officer , Florian was instrumental in establishing a portfolio of cloud-enabled managed services operating on a global platform . As Group Executive Technology at ANZ for nearly five years , Florian is responsible for tech strategy and operations including developing new technologies to support improved customer outcomes and business revenues . He is a member of the ANZ International Technology and Digital Business Advisory panel .
With a unique depth and breadth of expertise across technology , operations , risk mitigation and commercial functions , Collary has three decades of leadership experience in financials leading to global roles transforming technology . Working for some of the world ’ s leading financial institutions , including Bank of America , Citi , Fifth Third Bank and ANZ , Collary has worked as a CIO both in the US and Australia and has a proven track record for delivering large-scale transformation programs at major international banks improving operating and technology performance . As COO of Westpac , Collary drives the technology transformation agenda .
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